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"My producing partner at the time Lawrence Bender was hanging out with some dude from Fox or Warners or whatever, and they said I should stop working on what I was doing, because I'd be so into this," Tarantino said.
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"Hawaii Five-O" debuted on CBS in 1968, running 12 seasons, starring actor Jack Lord as 'Det. Steve McGarrett'.